Michael's Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE PIZZA PREP COOLER: SAUSAGE AT44.4F, PEPPERONI AT 51.9F, MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT 47.3F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ABOVE MENTIONED PIZZA PREP COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 44.1F TO 45.3 WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED FOODS SUCH AS PEPPERONI AT 51.9F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.COS
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: COOKS LINE PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: UPPER COOLER COMPARTMENT OF THE PIZZA PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD FRAME OF COOLER AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/SEAL. • CUTTING BOARD ON THE COOKS LINE STEAM TABLE IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP BLACKENED GROOVES. MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE PIZZA PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC AS STOPPERS FOR THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: EXTREMELY DIRTY FAUCET ON THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED THE TABLE TOP CAN OPENER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL AT THE COOKS LINE METAL PREP TABLE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 24, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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